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Police say charges have been filed against an Ohio man who is accused of urinating on the grave
of former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens owner
Art Modell and posting a video of it on YouTube.

Baltimore County Police said that
Paul S. Serbu, 61, of Franklin, Ohio, has been charged on a criminal summons with
disorderly conduct in a cemetery, a misdemeanor.

Serbu could face up to two years in jail and a $500 fine.

Modell died in 2012 at age 87. He spent 43 years as an NFL owner, overseeing the Browns from
1961 until he moved the team to Baltimore in 1996 to become the Ravens.

• A second man has pleaded guilty to burglarizing the home of baseball legend
Hank Aaron in Atlanta, stealing jewelry the former Braves player planned to donate
to the Hall of Fame, and two cars.

Amir Coleman, 23, pleaded guilty to burglary and two counts of theft. He has been
ordered to spend 10 years of his 35-year sentence in prison and the rest on probation.

Authorities say Coleman and two accomplices burglarized Aaron’s home while he and his wife were
out of town in July 2013. On Monday, co-defendant
Isiah Slaton also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison and 42
years on probation.

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Cavaliers make signings of Miller, Jones official

The Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced the signings of
Mike Miller and
James Jones, two shooters who won NBA titles with
LeBron James in Miami.

A 14-year veteran, Miller has played with Orlando, Memphis, Minnesota, Washington and Miami.

Jones has made 40 percent of his career three-pointers and won the league’s three-point shootout
at the 2011 All-Star Game.

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Venus Williams rebounded from a shaky second set to defeat
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Rogers Cup in
Montreal.

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Ed Sprinkle, a star defensive end for the Chicago Bears in the 1940s and ’50s who
was called the “meanest man” in football, died on July 28 in Palos Heights, Ill. He was 90.